Who will be the next James Bond?

We take a look through the contenders to fill Daniel Craig's tuxedo as the new 007 James Bond

In a recently unearthed interview from 2015 – just before the release of the latest James Bond film Spectre – 007 producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson were asked if the iconic spy could be black or a woman in the future.

Speaking with GQ, Broccoli replied: “It's like Hamlet, who has been played by a variety of different people, including women. So presumably Bond could be.

“But do I want to be making a Bond film without Daniel Craig? No, absolutely not!

“He's so integral to the whole process that I'm in denial about anyone else playing Bond. Genuinely.”

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Gillian Anderson has previously said she'd like to play James Bond after fans made this poster

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The latest rumour is that Daniel Craig has signed on for a fifth James Bond outing

Of course the latest rumour is that Daniel Craig has signed on for a fifth outing, so it may be some years yet before Bond changes race or even gender.

Fellow Bond producer Wilson added: “Could Bond be played by a black person or a woman? Bond is a fictitious character who has now become part of the culture. So don't ask it about Bond, ask it about Sherlock Holmes or Superman or Batman.

It's like saying, “If you weren't married to your wife, who would you like to be married to?”